

The Roys Report
Julie Roys
Reporting the Truth. Restoring the Church.
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Nov 8, 2023 • 41min
Hope & Disillusionment: Recovering from Ravi Zacharias Scandal
Carson Weitnauer shares his journey from disillusionment to hope, after discovering his hero, Ravi Zacharias, was a fraud.

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Nov 1, 2023 • 57min
Pivoting Your Church From Toxic to Healthy
The authors of ‘A Church Called Tov’ go deeper in ‘Pivot,’ explaining how to transform toxic church cultures into tov ones.

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Oct 25, 2023 • 46min
Recognizing and Healing from Spiritual Abuse
A pastor shares his experience of recovering from spiritual abuse and highlights the red flags. Personal reflections reveal the intense commitment and narcissism within a cult disguised as a church. The dynamics and manifestations of spiritual abuse are explored, along with strategies for healing and rebuilding trust. The episode also previews upcoming interviews and talks from the Restore conference.

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Sep 14, 2023 • 35min
Dane Ortlund Whistleblower Speaks Out on Workplace Bullying, Part 2
A woman who blew the whistle on her popular pastor and an anti-bullying author share how to stand up to bullies in the workplace.

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Sep 11, 2023 • 33min
Dane Ortlund Whistleblower Speaks Out on Workplace Bullying
What do you do when you’re being bullied by your Christian employer? The whistleblower who exposed author Dane Ortlund speaks out.

Aug 24, 2023 • 50min
The Evangelical Imagination Crisis
Evangelicalism suffers from a crisis of imagination. Author Karen Swallow Prior exposes how we got here and the way forward.

Jul 27, 2023 • 58min
Affair or Abuse? The Church’s Hurtful Response
A victim of adult clergy sexual abuse says her first wound—the abuse—was awful. But the second wound—how her church responded—was even worse.

Jul 25, 2023 • 1h 4min
My Pastor Called It An “Emotional Affair,” But It Was Abuse
Moriah Smothers says she was a victim of adult clergy sexual abuse. But her former pastor is calling it an “affair” & returning to ministry.

Jul 11, 2023 • 34min
Overcoming Anxiety & Spiritual Abuse, Part II
After Christy Boulware found freedom from fear and anxiety, she faced another battle with her pastor and spiritual abuse.

Jul 6, 2023 • 41min
Overcoming Anxiety & Spiritual Abuse
Christy Boulware tells her story of overcoming anxiety and a severe panic disorder, and how her breakdown became a breakthrough.


